1. But there has never been a woman governor before. 2. Frankly, I think having an elected woman governor would be a lot like having an elected man governor. 3. I look forward to the day when the idea of a woman governor or a woman president will seem as passe as a man holding those offices. 4. In a stunning march to middle ground, New Hampshire Tuesday elected its first woman governor, Democrat Jeanne Shaheen. 5. New Hampshire has a woman governor, Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, and a woman House speaker, Republican Donna Sytek. 6. She was down in the polls and people said a woman governor would be soft on crime and unkind to gun owners. 7. The elections brought one new woman governor and two new women to the U.S. Senate. 8. The Granite State, long a bastion of Yankee tradition and political conservatism, now has a woman governor, House speaker and Senate president. 9. The nation also will have a record five women governors with the election of Republican Judy Martz of Montana and Democrat Ruth Ann Minner of Delaware. 10. The tale includes a woman governor who is a constitutional law expert. |